The video contents of #Učidom, a platform that was created with the beginning of the coronavirus epidemic, when teaching was moved from classrooms to students' homes, to support the education system, are unavailable, and the Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Sports did not explain the reason. Unofficially, copyright has been violated.
When the user tries to through the website www.ucidoma.me comes to the video lessons, which are published on the corresponding YouTube channel, he receives a message that the user account has been terminated.
On the YouTube service, in the technical support section, it is stated that if the account or channel is terminated, the user may not be able to use or create another YouTube channel or account, or may not be the owner of other channels or accounts.
"In case of cancellation of the channel, the owner receives an e-mail message with an explanation of the reason for cancellation", it is stated on the YouTube website.
The reasons for the cancellation of the channel or account, among others, are violations of the guidelines, that is, the terms of service (repeated posting of offensive, disturbing videos or comments and/or those that spread hatred); gross abuse such as spreading unwanted content or pornography...
YouTube also offers the possibility for users, if they believe that the account was terminated by mistake, to file a complaint...
"Vijesti" sent questions to the department, headed by Vesna Bratić, in the middle of the week regarding problems in the operation of the platform.
The Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports did not answer why the video materials are not available on the ucidoma.me website and the associated YouTube channel. further uses. The department did not answer whether there are any agreed financial obligations towards any of the participants in the project and whether these obligations have been fulfilled.
The coronavirus epidemic in Montenegro was made official in mid-March last year. Already at the end of the month, the Department of Education, headed by Damir Šehović at the time, announced that an internet service for distance learning would be available to primary and secondary school students, so that during the spread of the coronavirus, they would have "both health and knowledge".
The website www.ucidoma.me was set up, and the lessons, in which over 100 lecturers participated, were broadcast on television and available on the YouTube channel "Uči doma". Montenegrin students have been following classes from home since March 23.
The #UčiDoma project is the result of cooperation between the then Department of Education and partners, including "Amplitudo". They told "Vijesti" at the time that "Amplitudo" gave almost all of the company's capacities - experience, knowledge and 70 employees - to realize the idea.
In addition to the organization of recording and production, that company from Podgorica also made a web platform, and in the announcement was also the creation of an application... "Amplitude" submitted all orders to the Department of Education and, in this sense, that company has no responsibility for the published content.
One of the employees of "Amplitude", Darko Ivanović, said then that it was nice to be a part of the history of education and to participate in its reform.
"We are sorry that the circumstances were like this, but this crisis period is actually the best training ground for testing possibilities. But he is happy because we have shown that together with a willing state and open opportunities, we can do everything in-house - from Montenegrin head - for Montenegrin youth", he said then.
At the time, the Ministry of Education said that they were satisfied with the acceptance of the concept, and that they were also proud of the teachers, a good number of whom, for the purposes of filming, stood in front of the camera for the first time.
The #Učidoma project was evaluated as one of the most positive examples of how a crisis is used as an opportunity.
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